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Group 1 Cigar Workers Strike
The document discusses the impact of changes in labor conditions from 1945-1946 on employees, the Charleston economy, and local businesses. Key demands from tobacco workers include substantial wage increases, equal pay for equal work, sick benefits, overtime pay, and improved working conditions. Additionally, it mentions the introduction of automatic wage upgrades, paid vacations, retirement plans, a grievance procedure, and a probationary period.
Group 1 Cigar Workers Strike
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- 4. Impact on Economyof Charleston
- 5. Impact on areabusinessesThe demands of the Tobacco WorkersA substantial wage increase for all workersAutomatic wage up-grading systemEqual pay for equal workSick benefits and hospitalizationOvertime payPaid vacationsRetirement & Pension PlansGrievance ProcedureProbationary periodChange in several of present working conditions
Editor's Notes
- #2 Give background on the factory and the job market in Charleston at the time.
- #3 Explain the location of other factories at the same time period. Emphasize the conditions at the other factories and unions.
- #4 Message to the public as to the reasons why they were striking!Only 2 big employers in the area: American Tobacco and The Naval Yard.
- #6 While this is not an image from the Charleston Strike, this is a similar strike. Many women were the ones on the picket lines. A woman named Lillie Doster played a major role here in Charleston. Here is a portion of her interview from the Southern Oral History Program. This interview took place on June 25, 2008. Here is a clip from that interview
- #7 Singing on the picket lines 1940shttp://blogs.citypages.com/pscholtes/2006/06/something_about.php Talk about the song, why it was sung, how it changed